In Re the Welfare of L.A.F.

OPINION

KEITH, Chief Justice.

In this case, appellant Kathleen Foley seeks termination of the parental rights of the respondent, Richard Daily, to his now 4-year-old biological daughter, L.A.F. Foley, the biological mother of L.A.F., petitioned the district court for termination of Daily’s parental rights so that L.A.F. could be adopted by her current custodians. The district court found that Daily abandoned L.A.F. and refused or neglected to comply with his parental duties, and that termination of Daily’s parental rights was in the best interests of L.A.F. See Minn.Stat. § 260.221, subds. 1, 4…